The US expresses concern to Bahrain government over the apparent beating of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab and calls for an investigation.

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US concern over Bahrain activist

The Countess of Wessex’s acceptance of jewels from Bahrain’s royal family has been criticised amid reports of human rights abuses under the regime.

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Sophie’s Bahrain gift criticised

A 16-year-old boy was killed at an anti-government demonstration in the city of Sitra on Saturday, Bahrain's largest opposition bloc said.

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Group: Teen killed in Bahrain protest

A request by Yemen’s former president to enter the United States for medical treatment remained in flux Tuesday, with Yemeni officials saying a U.S. visa has been approved but the Obama administration insisting it is still considering the matter. Ali Abdullah Saleh, who relinquished power to his vice president Friday, told reporters over the weekend in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, that he was planning to come to the United States to relieve tension after nine people were killed by government forces during mass protests related to the end of Saleh’s 33-year rule. Read full article > >

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Yemeni leader’s request for U.S. visa still in flux

A t the dawn of the first winter after the Arab Spring, Bahrain is an island of sadness. Every few minutes, U.S.-made Apache helicopters buzz Rula al-Saffar’s suburban walled community, a collection of pleasant, sand-colored stucco houses that is home to teachers, engineers, nurses and other middle-class families. Black armored vehicles filled with commandos stand guard at checkpoints along quiet lanes. Read full article > >

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Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya

The king of Bahrain makes a visit to the UK for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, in an effort to improve relations following the Arab Spring.

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Bahraini king visits UK for talks

Formula 1 bosses announce an unchanged 2012 calendar, despite continuing doubts over the races in the US and Bahrain.

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US & Bahrain GPs still on in 2012

A small explosion near the British embassy in Bahrain was caused by a bomb, according to the Bahrain Interior Ministry.

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Blast near UK embassy in Bahrain

Islamists say they have a majority in early voting in Egypt; a Bahraini blogger stands up to riot police; and why the Grammys are still relevant.

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Bahrain’s king asked for an investigation of the country’s protests and crackdown, a complicated task with the goal of promoting healing and charting a way forward.

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Bahrain Nervously Awaits Revolt Report’s Findings

“Excessive force” was used by security forces in Bahrain against pro-democracy protesters earlier this year, the government finds.

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Bahrain admits ‘excessive force’

Bahrain said Saturday a cell planning to “target” its Interior Ministry, the Saudi embassy and a causeway linking the island state with neighboring Saudi Arabia had been broken up and its members detained.

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Bahrain Says Cell Plotting Attacks Is Broken Up

Bahrain says it has broken up a group which was planning to carry out attacks in the Gulf kingdom.

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Bahrain ‘breaks up terror cell’

The Obama administration’s decision to not intervene in Syria and Bahrain stems from a variety of factors, including the perceived risk to U.S. forces, the imperatives of the fight against al-Qaeda, and the need to defend American allies and to keep foreign oil supplies flowing, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday night. Read full article > >

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In Arab Spring speech, Clinton defends U.S. stance on Syria, Bahrain

THE BELEAGUERED reformist faction within Bahrain’s ruling al-Khalifa family has good reason to thank the U.S. Congress. Until this month the Obama administration, which has enormous leverage over the Persian Gulf emirate, was blithely ignoring Bahrain’s crackdown on domestic opposition and its failure to implement promised reforms . Read full article > >

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Congress backs Bahrain protesters when the White House won’t